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Calc is a powerful spreadsheet that contains all the tools necessary to calculate, analyse, summarise and present data in the form of reports or charts. It has a wide range of advanced functions such as entering complex formulae, pulling in external data and performing statistical analyses.
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Impress is a presentation programme designed to create effective multimedia presentations. It provides a range of tools to create presentations with 2D and 3D graphics, clip art, graphics, special effects and animations.
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Base is a database programme used to store contact and account information, create and modify tables, forms, queries and reports. Accessing data stored in a wide variety of database file formats is also available. Base will not be covered in detail in this course. For more information on base, please refer to www.openoffice.org/product/base.html
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Draw is a vector graphics editor that provides tools to create anything from simple graphics to dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects.
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You can use Math for creating and editing mathematical equations by using a graphic user interface or by directly typing the formula into the equation editor. The formula created in this manner can then be inserted into other OpenOffice.org programmes, such as Writer, Calc and Impress.
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Using a new OS and especially a new office application suite is not as daunting to pick up as you may think. With OpenOffice, most of the operations are very intuitive. Think of a new suite as moving to a new house; all your old cutlery, plates and dishes are in your kitchen cupboards, you just need to get used to the new kitchen arrangement!
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Key Features of OpenOffice.org Writer
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You may already be familiar with many of the features of this application so only a few of them are included here.
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<emphasis role="strong">Spellchecker:</emphasis> The spellchecker feature facilitates error-free writing by enabling you to check your entire document, including the header, footer, index entries and footnotes, for spelling errors. It even allows you to identify a misspelled word from a specific selection of the document, lists suggested words for replacing the misspelled word and provides you the option to add a new word to the existing user dictionary.
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<emphasis role="strong">Thesaurus:</emphasis> The thesaurus helps you enhance the quality of your writing and make it more effective by allowing you to find a more appropriate synonym for a selected word.
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